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They complain—my inbox testifies to that—but not nearly enough, because there is no doubt that the endless dithering, delay and denial of accountability of this Government cost them and make a difficult job harder.
It is right to say that we do not know about the experience of sexual abuse of people in the community more generally. That needs to be taken into account. I point the committee to a piece of research that was done at the University of California to test whether opening up laws to protect trans people has an impact on the rates of reported violence in toil...
However, I accept that there is a tension between potentially expanding national parks and taking into account existing interests such as those of farmers and crofters.
I do not think that we have any more detailed information on the accounts of the Raasay Crofters Association so, as the minister said, taking account of what the association was prepared to offer was a fair way to make that assessment.
I am the deputy convener of the committee. I am professor of accounting at the University of Essex, and director of the centre for global accountability at the same university.
Having two directors appointed by local authorities would risk confusing the bank’s governance structure, would confuse the accountability of the board of directors and would undermine the capacity of the Executive to hold the entire board to account for its performance.
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Date published:
19 December 2022